Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-10
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u guess ! am about The onls hotsl I
man Who ever made 4 cleanup In Sc
attic and got away With it," said 3. q.
Bailey, formerly proprietor Of the New
Enaland hotsl, In this city. but nov Ct
large hotel a spoksne Fails in con-
vsrsasion with some gentlemen yessss-
day. eDuEina tbe past ten years hage
been beth unforssnate and fortunate.
when Gre has GENE and destroyed ny
property, my cheek and back kone have
heen brought into rtqaisitlon, and
heye enabled noe 70 get on Top again.
A EEw yKAns AGO
established myself In q paying busi-
ness In Portland, Oregon, and fust Is /
had got 10 snaps 10 make some money
my evil aeniue, the heEy element, cAme
along and burned up eVaFythinR I had
on eaeth, except my health. STAYED
around PoFilsBd until ] was several
handred dollars In debt and did no,
have cent 20 help myself with. One
aiRht cot % thinking over the gitua-
sion and made up my mind 10 Ref
away from the smoaldo ing ruins Of my
lost fortunes aud make anosheF start.
Dad heaFd good deal about Coos Bay
aud decided 70 sirike 0ut for that place
he NIX day. eslied on = gambler e
nv acQaaiBtAnoe sud told him OF my
plans ana asked him 70
LoaK Nh THIRTY DOLLARS.
He did 40. aud / arrived 81 Goes bay
stth inet three dollars Ia my poekeg.
Aftsr looking arouud vas disappoint
81 a. she appearances Of TIE place, and
snlerina q pablie house, | called all
hands 40 20 the bar 10 TAXA drink
There SsFe about tweive loeRers and
coal miners in the house. Tnis coat ne
81 90. or iost half my pale. / started 20
20 oct, and obangiok my mind turned
again 30 the bar and treated all hands.
as laid the money on tie bar. said:
Boys this 10 the lasa bean have on
Earth and want 70 90 10 work. Do any
4 yoa know where can ind job !
vas dressed pretty well, AID enc bury
fail0w said: "Y0n can't work; you're .
dude" ] convfneed him that vas no
dude, and that could and was willing
10 any kind Of work. Before l bad
iefl that room I had hired ont 80 ioQ
ger 90 cook In bis camp af $t6 per
month. After q short time, / took
charge Of the camp and at she end Of
three months be gave me check for
$500. With this ] starred q little res
taufant 81 Coos bay. This Grew into Q
hotel. and cold cut for $500. / theD
sent 20 mining In the black sand region
ever there, SCENT ell my moaey and Roi
500 In dehl
HEEonz 1 sEnuoK PAr.
econ aoa my money oct Of the mine
AGAIN, az "a came 30 Seattle Ia the fall Of
1883. when I leaeed the New Kneland
botei, paying $500 pc month. / ran
be house q year, made = whole lot Of
money, foid cot my Jesse for a biz
oonas, and vent back 20 Oregon. Later
q / opened q big hotel 81 Spokane
Falls. and iusi as had is furnished sne
n good running order, and had CON
meno<d 90 make some money, tke Are
came aleua and cleaned me oct again.
NJ cheek and backb~ne were agar
aRnuaht into requtsiGion. and today
have the best paying hotel Ia the north.
| weat. the bar alone having tsken IN
| $500 she nfst mouth II U.s. orsned. ]
cave eco acres Of timeer land on ibs
Samiah. aud an On the Sound at pres
eus laokipR after u.
"whAt i tha secret Of being q good
hotel keepefF
| "rbe same secret required 10 Be 3
good anyshiua else. A man mugi knos
oia business, of be ean't do u. Iau
rtckoned 3 pretty good hotel man. and
hAvs made the business . success be
cause ieAEBed d from The kiichsn ap
served my tine ss COCK, and couse
quensly know how 10 snpply my ktsch.
90. Alter that 10 properly done ihey
cans fool ne By half cooking uhat
provide. II dish comes On tee tRbls
imprepefly cooked ] know Il and en-
the 6rst to kick ap fnss- OvsEture.
Wsre made 10 me some q ego 70 sskl
tks 0ecidtntal. but / was 20 situated
sould nos esnsider % a ALL